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Tecma Baja California operations marks its one year anniversary

Tecma Baja California operations take root

It has been one year since Tecma Baja California operations began in the city of Rosarito. The community is located on the Mexico’s westernmost state’s Pacific coast and is situated approximately fifteen miles to the south of Tijuana, which is one of the largest and most diverse international manufacturing centers on the US-Mexico border.

The first company to begin operations under the auspices of the services delivered by the Tecma Group of Companies in Baja in July of 2014 was the Vernon, California-based Coastal Closeouts, Inc. The company arrived at its decision to operate in Mexico via a shelter program after a careful evaluation of all available business model options. Company leadership chose Tecma after having examined the El Paso-based group’s almost three-decade track record of providing quality, integrity infused service to manufacturing firms doing business in Mexico’s maquiladora industry. Coastal Closeouts competes in the used apparel industry, and successfully made its first customer shipment from its Rosarito facility on July 31, 2014. The firm, that also has a dba of West Coast Rags was founded in June of 2009 by three seasoned used clothing veterans, and is in the business of recycling textiles. CCO and its subsidiary West Coast Rags, separates used clothing into several different categories and, subsequently, exports it to Central & South America, Asia, Middle East and Africa.

Homero Martinez, who holds a position of leadership within the Tecma Baja California operations, recently stated that although Tecma Baja California operations consist of the organization that has been put into place in Rosarito over the last twelve months, companies that are seeking to invest in other areas of the state can expect Tecma’s presence in Baja California to grow significantly over the coming months and years in Rosarito, as well as in other cities in the state such as Tijuana.”

The main commemoration of Tecma Baja California operations, and its first year in business in the region, was the celebration of Coastal Closeouts’ first twelve months of operation in Mexico. In addition to Chuck Bates and Mike Younis of the Vernon-based firm, in attendance was Rosarito mayor, Silvano Abarca Macklis.

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“The Tecma Group of Companies' services allow me to concentrate on making and selling wood pallets. I have Tecma handle all administrative functions, Mexican Customs, human resources, all permitting, as well as the legal aspects of manufacturing in Mexico. It’s a very good, complementary relationship. They provide me with a project manager, which means I don’t have to deal with a lot of individuals. I deal with one individual, who then deals with experts in all relevant disciplines on my behalf.”

“When we purchased the Dashmat product line, which is the product that we are manufacturing in Ciudad Juarez, we were able to establish a Mexico manufacturing plant with Tecma very quickly. They got us up and running very smoothly under their Mexico Shelter Manufacturing Partnership (MSMP). We like Tecma because it is a stable company that has been around for many years, and looks to be around for many more. Tecma appears to care about our Mexico business' success is very responsive to our needs.”

“Since we started, we have been able to maintain a competitive advantage over many of our competitors that have moved their manufacturing to China by reducing lead times to 4 weeks less than most of our competitors. This has given us the ability to compete on pricing against many of our competitors that have gone to China. We found that in our Juarez staff in Mexico we found a highly-trained workforce with strong background, and the capability to do mannequin manufacturing in Mexico.”

“More than a decade ago, Portage Electric Products Incorporated was faced with the reality that we were going to have to consider manufacturing in another country in order to maintain our competitiveness in the global marketplace. We chose Mexico, as we could be here literally within hours, should the need arise. We chose the Tecma Mexico Shelter Manufacturing Partnership (MSMP) because it provided virtually everything we needed to begin with and support an ongoing Mexico manufacturing operation.”

This quarterly publication will be populated with content that is useful and relevant to readers that are contemplating Mexico investments, have operations already within the Republic, as well as to other individuals that have an interest in Mexico and its manufacturing sector.

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